Bill and the Dreamers



Bill And The Dreamers
by Bobby Lynn Long

He was known to some men as a dreamer, 'tho some used other names ‐
They could not see his soul ran free, he sought not wealth or fame ‐

And while others would dream common dreams, of wealth, a house, or car ‐
This man, he dreamed of larger things, such as reaching for the stars

And others watched as he chased his dreams to far and distant lands ‐
They knew not what it was that drove him on, they could not understand

That he was born a dreamer, and there's too few of them around
While others watch as their dreams die, it's the dreamer who'll build the towns

It's the dreamer who landed upon the moon, the dreamer who wins the race ‐
The dreamer who discovers miracles, and the dreamer who'll see God's face ‐

And maybe he will find it,
this dream he seeks to find ‐
But even if he does not,
The world is better for his kind ‐

Because without dreamers, there would be no dreams,
no heroes brave and bold ‐
And we might still think the world is flat, without the dreamer and his soul ‐

So, this is for you dreamers, the one's today and the one's long gone ‐
Thanks so much for all your dreams, because it's the singer, not the song ‐

And it's also for my brother Bill, who taught me what it is to dream
And that much of life is fantasy, and never what it seems

And it's for the ones who gave up on their dreams, in hope, that they will see ‐
Dreams can come true, they sometimes do, but first you must believe

About this poem

Some thoughts about my brother

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Written on September 14, 2000

Submitted by long6806 on April 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA XX XX XX XX BB XCXC DXX XA XD XX
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,521
Words 312
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2

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